News

Mar 14 2017

TILE Essentials: Summer 2017 Registration is Now Open

TILE Essentials is the Center for Teaching’s two-day intensive workshop that focuses on the active-learning pedagogies implemented by instructors who teach in TILE (as well as other) classrooms.

May 28 2015

Fall 2015 Courses in TILE

Are you interested to learn about the courses being taught in TILE in the Fall 2015 semester?

Sep 02 2014

Faculty Focus: Critical Thinking, Critical Change

Ask UI Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Art Bettis today what he thinks of TILE and you’ll probably receive an enthusiastic, positive response.

Sep 02 2014

Snapshot: A Staging Strategy to Improve Engagement

At the recent TILE Fall Kickoff, instructors teaching in TILE this semester shared a variety of insights and strategies to improve their teaching and students’ learning in TILE.

Sep 02 2014

Group Formation

Even the most seasoned instructors get stumped from time to time.

Aug 06 2014

First Week in TILE

Students who enter a TILE classroom for the first time are often surprised—maybe even concerned.

Aug 04 2014

Announcement of Office for Teaching, Learning, & Technology

As you may know, ITS Instructional Services, Evaluation and Examination Services and the Center for Teaching have transitioned into the new Office for Teaching, Learning, & Technology.

Aug 04 2014

Snapshot: Icebreakers

Whether you're a first time TA or an emeritus professor taking a victory lap, a well crafted, first day icebreaker can help set the tone for a successful semester.

Aug 04 2014

TILE Flex: A New Active Learning Space

UPDATE: New TILE-Flex room goes online: If you are interested in teaching in the new TILE-Flex room, 214 Blank Honors Center, during spring semeste

Jun 27 2014

Communication by Paul Shanks. CC BY-NC 2.0

Productive Questions and How to Ask Them

Conversation between students and instructors plays a critical role in the TILE classroom experience, making it important that instructors plan well in advance and practice the art of asking